FORTHWITH Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

forthwith

adverb

(ˌ)fȯrth-ˈwith

Definition of forthwith

as in immediately

without delay if the fire alarm rings, leave the building forthwith

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Recent Examples of forthwith The patriarch would like the ladies and Coleman to join him forthwith in Mexico; the letter’s bearer – a cold-eyed brute named Amos Turlow – will serve as guide. — Erin Douglass, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2025 The first wave of airborne attacks will be launched forthwith. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 Whichever designer first slid that paint job across a boardroom table should be banished forthwith to work on the Sonigenic SHS-series Yamaha Keytar, where there's no chance this dangerously inept individual could make the product look any worse. — New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024 Accordingly, the Special Master and cartographer are DIRECTED to commence work forthwith on a remedial map. — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2023 Garland, Weiss, Wolf, and everyone connected to this growing scandal owe the nation answers, forthwith. — The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forthwith

Adverb

Details on the funeral arrangements were not immediately available.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026
The delivery does not mean the aircraft can begin operational service immediately.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of immediately

Adverb

After a half hour of miscommunication, Pike was promptly hospitalized and placed on a ventilator.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Relentlessly enterprising and six feet seven, a literally oversized character, Levandowski had entered an autonomous motorcycle, Ghost Rider, which started the course and promptly fell over.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of promptly

Adverb

In a crisis, hitting a minor financial ratio covenant can trigger technical defaults, instantly freezing access to capital.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
These washable fabric patches can be applied by peeling and sticking to instantly cover stains and personalize clothing, no sewing or ironing needed.

— TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of instantly

Adverb

The deficit, which will now be added to the growing national debt, was 12 percent higher than the year before, with Republicans--who used to be deficit scolds--controlling the executive and legislative branches.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
On Friday evening, ABC News republished a new version of the story re-reported by Charalambous, now without a byline.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026